Photo via the Golf Channel – Melanie Green gets set to make a shot during today’s final round at the Curtis Cup.

Medina’s Melanie Green tied in her singles match today to earn a half point to Team USA in the closing round of competition at the Curtis Cup being played at Sunningdale, England.

Green, who was three up after 7 holes and two up after 10 had to win the final hole to halve her match with Mimi Rhodes of the Great Britain/Ireland Team.

Making her debut in Curtis Cup competition, Green had a win, a loss and two ties in her four rounds over the three days of the tournament.

Great Britain/Ireland edged Team USA 10 1/2 – 9 1/2 to win the Curtis Cup.

Green will next be attending the Stage 2 tournament of  the Qualifying School next month at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice Florida as she tries to earn her card to turn professional and compete on the LPGA tour.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – The Lyndonville/Barker girls varsity soccer team’s returning group includes, in front, Arnie Sturtevant, Leah Costello, Lilly Raduns and Elisabeth Ingersoll. In back are Isabella Groves, Alexa Robinson, Brooke Robinson, Rylan Townsend and Alexis Dauphinee. Missing is Natalie Rath.

The accent is on youth for the Lyndonville/Barker girls varsity soccer team as the Lady Tigers prep for the September 6 non league opener at CSAT.

Elisabeth Ingersoll and Alexis Dauphinee are the only retuning seniors on the underclassmen dominated squad.

The veteran group also includes juniors Brooke Robinson, Rylan Townsend, Isabella Groves and Lilly Raduns along with sophomore Leah Costello, freshmen Alexa Robinson and Arnie Sturtevant and eighth grader Natalie Rath.

“We’ve got better numbers this year enough so we can have full varsity and JV teams which is a very positive step,” said Coach Lee Dillenbeck.

The Lady Tigers will open Genesee Region League competition at home on September 11 against Attica.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Veteran members of the Medina field hockey team include, in front, Lilah Class, Sophia Castricone, Sophia Goyette, Penelope Schalck and Ava Blount. In back are Morgan Zeiner, Malloree Rinker, Maggie Lonnen and Emiliana Batista.

Having finished in a tie for second place last fall and with a sizeable group of veterans on hand to lead the way Medina is again looking to challenge for top Niagara-Orleans League field hockey honors this season.

Junior Forward/Midfielder Penelope Schalck (20 goals), who earned first team N-O All-League honors last fall, along with senior Sophia Goyette (Defense)and junior Emiliana Batista (Forward) who both received Honorable Mention head the Mustangs underclassmen dominated veteran contingent. That group also includes juniors Sophia Castricone (Forward), Lilah Class (Midfield/Defense), Ava Blount (Forward), Maggie Lonnen (Forward), Malloree Rinker (Midfield/Defense)and Morgan Zeiner (Defense).

The Mustangs graduation losses included first team N-O All-League honoree Forward Iyla Lilleby (33 goals) along with second team selections Midfield/Defender Adeline Castricone and Goalie Arianna Bloom.

“We do have a good group back”, said Coach Amber Cleaveland. “We’re just looking to keep improving.”

Medina, which went 9-3 in the league and 15-4 overall reaching the Section VI Class C finals, will open the league campaign at home on September 9 against Roy-Hart.

Photo via Golf Channel – Melanie Green in Curtis Cup competition today at Sunningdale, England.

It was a busy two match day for Medina’s Melanie Green at the Curtis Cup competition being played at Sunningdale, England.

Green earned a half point for Team USA in the Foursomes match this morning.

She and her partner Rachel Kuehn halved their match with the Great Britain/Ireland Team duo of Lottie Wood and Sara Byrne.

In the afternoon Fourballs match, Green and her partner Anna Davis dropped a 2 and 1 decision to the Great Britain/Ireland team of Lorna McClymont and Beth Coulter.

The Curtis Cup competition will conclude on Sunday with singles matches to decide the title.

Great Britain/Ireland holds a 7-5 lead heading into Sunday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Helping to lead the Kendall girls varsity soccer team into the up coming season is this quartet of veterans. From left are Sophia Picardo, Stella Kwiatek, Addison Kludt and Ava Quintern.

Underclassmen dominate the veteran laden lineup for the Kendall girls varsity soccer team which is taking aim at a top Genesee Region League finish this season.

The Lady Eagles, which went 8-4-1 in the league and 10-6-1 overall last fall have a large contingent of over 15 returnees.

Senior Ava Quintern (24 goals, 7 assists) and sophomore Sophia Picardo (14 goals, 11 assists) who both earned G-R All-Star honors and sophomore Addison Kludt, who was an Honorable Mention selection, head the Lady Eagles large veteran group.

The returning upperclassmen also include seniors Ciarra VanDusen, Ava LaMay and Leann Clay; juniors Stella Kwiatek and Alea Barrett and sophomores Keara Reed, Hailey Ball, Olivia Sawyer and Adriana Schiavone.

“We’ve got a lot of players back and we’re looking to have a very good season,” said Coach Angel Rosario.

The Lady Eagles will open G-R competition on September 9 at home against Oakfield-Alabama.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s veteran group includes, in front, Brenden Sargent, Chase Kempa and Aidan Kelley. In back are Ryan Dunn, Will Kruger, Chris Mosier, Cam Mosier and Blake Coleman.

Working to fill some holes caused by the graduation of five players who earned Genesee Region All-Star honors last fall, Holley will tune up for the league campaign by competing in the Kendall Tournament next week.

The Hawks will face Albion and Kendall will take on Rochester Prep in the tourney openers at 5 p.m. on September 5. The consolation and championship games will be on Sept. 6. The Hawks G-R opener will be Sept. 10 at Byron-Bergen.

Anchoring the Hawks lineup will be the veteran group of seniors Chris Mosier (Midfield), William Kruger (Defense), Ryan Dunn (Defense) and Brenden Sargent (Defense) along with juniors Blake Coleman (Midfield) and Cam Mosier (Forward) and sophomores Chase Kempa (Midfield) and Aidan Kelley (Defense).

Holley’s graduation losses included Cavan Benage (Goalie) and Keon Haughton (Midfield) who both earned G-R All-Star honors along with Lorenzo Zaragoza (Midfield), Carter McGuire (Defense) and Lance Babcock (Defense) who all received Honorable Mention.

“We did lose quite a bit with Benage probably being the biggest but we have a good group back and they’re working hard,” said Coach Zach Ritz.

Holley went 5-5 in the league and 6-8-2 overall last fall.

In Niagara-Orleans League golf action today Medina gained a forfeit win over Wilson which had only two players and Akron downed Barker 237-293.

Wilson’s Ben Meyers took medalist honors with a 41.

Cam Fike shot 44 and Ryleigh Culver 48 for Medina which is now 1-1.

Thunder Hallett shot 40 to earn medalist honors for Akron which improves to 2-0. Aiden Romesser, Cam Wild and Brodie Hill all added rounds of 46 for the Tigers.

Nate Popovich led Barker with a 46.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s veteran group includes, in front, Jonathan Reyes, Michael Colucci and Ethan Hardenbrook. In back are Jonny Conte, Jonathan Esposito, William Kludt, Vinnie D’Agostino and Colby Hughes. Missing is Emiliano Sanchez.

Boasting a strong veteran nucleus, Kendall will tune-up for the upcoming Genesee Region League campaign by hosting a season opening tournament next week.

The tourney will get underway on September 5 with Kendall taking on Rochester Prep and Holley facing Albion both at 5 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be held on September 6.

Kendall’s veteran contingent includes seniors William Kludt, Colby Hughes, Jonathan Reyes and Emiliano Sanchez along with juniors Jonathan Esposito, Michael Colucci, Ethan Hardenbrook, Vinnie D’Agostino and Jonny Conte who will man the goal position.

Hughes earned G-R All-Star honors last fall while Kludt and Reyes both received Honorable Mention.

“Our defense is pretty solid and we’ve got a good group on offense so I expect to challenge for the G-R title,” said Coach Rich Esposito. “I think we will be right in it.”

The Eagles graduation losses included G-R All-Stars Jimmie Swift (Goalie) and Louis Conte (Forward) along with Honorable Mention selection Josh Esposito (Midfield).

Kendall, which went 5-4-1 in the league and 9-9-1 overall last fall, will begin G-R competition at Attica on Sept. 10.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Holley into the upcoming soccer season will be this group of veterans. In front are Mia Thom, Zoey Wolf and Hanna Ostrom. In back are Alexia Renner, Alivia Wolf, Natalie Foose, Kylee Dann and Mackenzie Fiorito.

Facing a bit of a rebuilding task, Holley will begin prepping for the Genesee Region League girls soccer season by competing at the Wheatland-Chili Tournament on September 5 and 7. The Lady Hawks will face Caledonia-Mumford in the semifinals.

Graduation took 11 players from last year’s state semifinal team including six who earned spots on the G-R All-Star squad. Those players include G-R All-Stars Samantha Bates (29 goals, 10 assists), Jailyn Bishop (11 goals, 13 assists), Emma Brady (9 goals, 9 assists) and Bella Thom (5 goals, 7 assists) along with Honorable Mention selections Layne Walker and Leigha Walker.

“We lost a lot but we return a good group,” said Coach Renee Wolf. “We’ve rebuilt before.”

Holley is led by a veteran group of eight regulars including seniors Alivia Wolf (4 goals, 6 assists), Zoey Wolf (4 goals, 2 assists), Natalie Foose, Kylee Dann, Alexia Renner and Mackenzie Fiorito along with sophomore Mia Thom (3 goals, 4 assists) and freshman Hanna Ostrom. Zoey Wolf earned G-R All-Star honors last fall and Alivia Wolf was an Honorable Mention selection.

The Lady Hawks, which went 11-2 in the league and 18-4 overall last fall, will open the G-R campaign against Pembroke on September 9.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Medina’s Melanie Green got off to a strong start for Team USA in Curtis Cup competition at Sunningdale, England this morning.

Playing in the tournament’s first match, Green and her partner Rachel Kuehn scored a 6 and 4 foursomes victory over the Great Britain/Ireland team sister duo of Patience and Mimo Rhodes.

Green and Kuehn jumped out to an early 3 up lead after just five holes to help Team USA take an early 2-1 lead in the competition.

This is the first Curtis Cup tournment for Green and the third for Kuehn. Earlier this summer Green also competed for Team USA in the Arnold Palmer Cup tournament in Ireland.

The tournament matches a team of 8 U.S. amateurs against 8 amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland with the competition continuing on Saturday and Sunday.